Re: [BUG stable, 2.6.32.27] sched: delayed cleanup of user_struct

From: Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG
Date: Mon Jan 10 2011 - 09:23:24 EST


You can find the logs here:
http://pastebin.com/hNd15E8K

Good. Sadly, I didn't see this trace before...

kernel BUG at kernel/workqueue.c:287!

this matches "INIT_DELAYED_WORK() can corrupt the pending work" I
mentioned.
Sorry to ask this but this could also be "workarounded" by disabled GROUP_SCHED? Or is this another thing?

Or. You can revert
b00bc0b237055b4c45816325ee14f0bd83e6f590
uids: Prevent tear down race

3959214f971417f4162926ac52ad4cd042958caa
sched: delayed cleanup of user_struct
Not sure if it is a good idea to introduce another race again.

Which race? b00bc0b237055b4c45816325ee14f0bd83e6f590 fixes the race, yes.
But this race was introduced by 3959214f971417f4162926ac52ad4cd042958caa.
And afaics the latter commit is optimization...

Anyway, this is up to you, of course.
ah OK sorry didn't get this. Will wait if greg or anybody else can tell us something about it.

Thanks for your findings and help!

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